In the latest episode of PLAFONDDIENST – The Hardstyle Podcast, Unresolved speaks openly about why he has never followed trends. While raw hardstyle has become increasingly extreme and short-lived over the past few years, he continued to rely on his own dark and recognizable sound. “When I finish a track and I like it, then it’s good. Nobody has to tell me what to make.”
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“After COVID I thought: fuck everything, I’m just doing what I like”
In the podcast, Unresolved looks back at the years before his real breakthrough, a period in which trends sometimes made him doubt his direction. “From 2017 to 2019 I was really confused. I saw other acts going number one with a style I didn’t connect with.”
COVID became the turning point. No bookings, no certainty – but also no expectations from the outside world. He used that moment to return to his roots.“After COVID I thought: fuck everything. I’m just going to make the music that makes me happy. RED BLOOD was literally going back to 2014/2016, but in a fresh new jacket.” That choice worked. His fanbase exploded, his sets felt like warzones again, and his signature sound was suddenly back in the spotlight.
“I don’t see my sound as ‘classic’, it simply evolves”
The term OG raw is more frequently associated with his name, but Unresolved has mixed feelings about it. “OG raw sounds kind of like classic raw. Automatically you frame yourself as something from the past. I consider myself a raw hardstyle artist.”
His impact is unmistakable: in a scene that became harder and more extreme every year, he stayed loyal to dark energy, drive and screeches: a style that proves more relevant than ever in 2025. His own label RSLVD Records follows the same philosophy. Not a hit factory, but a home base for a specific vibe: Unresolved, Uncaged, Revolve, Confusion and MC Flo form a small yet recognizable OG-raw family.
While some acts go viral in a single summer, Unresolved’s breakthrough came only after nearly a decade of building. “My popularity only exploded after ten years. Because I kept doing my own thing, not because something suddenly went viral.” That persistence now shows in packed stages, a growing fanbase, and a sound that refuses to become outdated.
Unresolved in the new episode of PLAFONDDIENST – De Hardstyle Podcast
In episode 35 of PLAFONDDIENST – The Hardstyle Podcast, Unresolved talks in depth about his upbringing between Ukraine and Italy, his move to the Netherlands, the growth of RSLVD Records, his signature raw sound, and his own Bloodline event in the Maassilo. Listen to the full episode now on YouTube or on your favorite podcast platform.
